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Movie Description
An aging professional assassin who's looking to get out of the business becomes prey for his psychotic, up-and-coming protege, mirroring the hit-man's own ascension fifteen years earlier.
Synopsis
Richard Rath is a seen-it-all, top-flight hitman, who wants out of the game. Miguel Bain is a young, hot-tempered Latin assassin, obsessed with dethroning Rath -- by killing him. Rath's final mission before retiring is to steal a computer disc, and kill its pretty-but-ditzy owner, Electra. But when Rath discovers that Bain is on the same case, he senses a set-up, so he takes Electra with him. This sets the stage for a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, in which the goal is survival....
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
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Interactive Menus
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Production Notes
Released theatrically in the USA on October 6, 1995.
Color by Technicolor.
Produced in association with Donner/Shuler-Donner Prods.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Additional credits: James Hapsas, Vicente Juarbe (assistant directors); Paul Pollard, Joseph Thibo, Michael Jones (camera operators); Lee Harman, Tammy Baker (makeup); Don Harper, Christopher Ward, Jeff Rona (additional music); Dick Hancock (stunt co-ordinator).
Industry Reviews
"...A cool Euro-slick thriller..."
USA Today - p.4D - Susan Wloszczyna
"...Richard Donner handles the numerous chases, pursuits and showdowns with efficient, icy expertise..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (10/02/1995)
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